Singapore legislation

Clause 57

of Transport Safety Investigations Bill

Clause 57

Saving and transitional

(1)

Every investigation or inquiry into an accident or incident that —

(a)

started before the date of commencement of section 51 —

(i)

under Part IIA of the Air Navigation Act; or

(ii)

under Part V of the Merchant Shipping Act by an inspector appointed under section 108 of that Act; and

(b)

remains uncompleted immediately before that date, must continue as if this Act had not been enacted.

(2)

Despite subsection (1), every investigation or inquiry mentioned in that subsection must be treated as if an investigation under this Act for the purposes of —

(a)

Part 6, and particularly the definition of “restricted information” in section 43; and

(b)

section 12 of the Air Navigation Act as amended by this Act.

(3)

Every individual who, immediately before the date of commencement of section 23, is appointed —

(a)

an Inspector of Accidents under section 13B(1) of the Air Navigation Act; or

(b)

an inspector under section 108 of the Merchant Shipping Act, continues to hold such office as if he or she were appointed an investigator under this Act.

(4)

Every report published by the Air Accident Investigation Bureau of Singapore under section 13B(7) of the Air Navigation Act is to be treated as a report published under section 20.

(5)

For a period of 2 years after the date of commencement of any provision of this Act, the Minister may, by regulations, prescribe such additional provisions of a saving or transitional nature consequent on the enactment of that provision as the Minister may consider necessary or expedient.

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